Anna Andreeva > White & Case LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile

With longstanding experience in aircraft finance and aviation industry work, White & Case LLP‘s full-service team acts for major airlines, national and regional airlines, foreign flag carriers, charter airlines, and cargo carriers. The team’s representative expertise ranges from aircraft finance, long-term maintenance agreements, joint ventures and M&A, to regulatory issues, restructuring, capital markets, structured finance, and credit card processing arrangements. In New York, asset finance specialist Todd Wolynski has notable aviation industry experience, his broad expertise covering aircraft and helicopter finance, equipment leasing, and other cross-border corporate and finance transactions. Wolynski also has extensive experience in aviation sector-related M&A, restructurings and bankruptcies. Over in Miami, Anna Andreeva regularly advises on asset finance and equipment leasing transactions, while Brian Schmelkin‘s practice encompasses high-stakes deals for aircraft leasing companies, airlines and financial institutions.

White & Case LLP‘s strong commitment to Latin America has led it to advise on a major pipeline of financings in countries across the region. Unusually, much of its Latin America financing capability is based in Miami, along with New York and Houston. It continues to lead the field in loans to financial institutions, airline restructurings and financings in the energy, power and infrastructure sectors. It has close links to multiple international banks, along with DFIs and agency lenders, though is also known for its extensive borrower client base. The firm has formidable banking and finance teams in New York, Miami, Houston, Mexico City and São Paulo; and the practice continues to advise on large financings in Brazil, Mexico and Central America, while enjoying further growth in Peru transactions. New York partner Sabrena Silver has vast experience in Latin America financings, including structured financings, acquisition financings, bridge loans, private equity financings and restructurings. John Anderson is a pivotal figure in São Paulo, where he has an extensive record in acquisition financings, bilateral and syndicated loans, trade finance and restructurings. Anna Andreeva is making a further impression in corporate loans, acquisition financings and restructurings, leading on many of the firm’s top deals. Carlos Viana has an outstanding record in energy, power and infrastructure financings, along with Sean Goldstein, who combines project finance expertise with extensive project development acumen. Houston based Adrian Leal impresses at associate level. Named individuals are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.

White & Case LLP has the leading Latin America-facing Miami practice of the heavyweight international law firms. It is a dominant force in energy and infrastructure, including both project development and project finance, while remaining at the forefront of acquisition finance and structured financings. Moreover, it has a substantial team dedicated to white-collar crime and government enforcement investigations, along with further strength in international arbitration. In energy and infrastructure, the Miami team has a prestigious client base of sponsors, investors, banks and development finance institutions (DFIs). Carlos Viana has an outstanding reputation for large-scale and headline project financings in multiple jurisdictions, with Sean Goldstein providing further senior-level talent in project development and project finance; he is also a key relationship partner for IDB Invest. Anna Andreeva is further noted for aviation finance and equipment leasing financings, along with project finance and general bank lending. In white-collar crime and government enforcement investigations, Michael Garcia and Maria Beguiristain are top practitioners, achieving additional prominence in sanctions-related cases, cryptocurrency and fintech, along with anti-corruption due diligence in investments and acquisitions. Silvia Marchili, who splits her time between Houston and Miami, is another established name in commercial and investment arbitration in Latin America. Newly minted partner Estefanía San Juan is primarily focused on Latin America commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Head of the Latin America group Christian Hansen is now based in Mexico City.